Ornamented surface and method of forming the same



April l0, 1928. 1,665,354*

R. J. GREENE ORNAMENTED SURFACE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Filed March 29. 1927 rammed' Apr. 1o, 192e.

UNITED STATES GREENE,l or. SEBRING, OHIO, .assreNon 'ro THEGEM CLAY FORM'ING COMPANY, OF sEBRING, OHIO, A CORPORATION or OHIO.

I RAYMOND J.

ORNAMENTED `SURFACE ANZI) METHOD GFFORMING THE SAME.

Application filed March 29, 192'?. Serial 1\TO.179,1292.y

vide an ornamental surface for clay and theV like in which any desired design or effect may be carried out, the finished surface j in the'surface have been rolled down, andV having irregular ribs and valleys, giving a rustic appearance to the articlefthus orna-` mented. Y

`An embodiment of the inventionis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in

which f l Figurey l, isy a front velevation of a back wall for a radiant gas heater showing the surface thereof Ornamented by the improved method;

Fig. 2, the line-2-2,F ig. l, before thehigh spots Fig. 3,' a similar sectionl of the finished surface. f Y

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawing.V 1 l i In carrying out the invention to Ornament the' surfaceof a back wall' for a radiant heater as'shown generally at l, the back wall is firstmolded of` a suitable mixture of fire clay to the general outline required.

.A mixture of fire clay and thelike ofr about the consistency of paste is then applied tothe surface of the back wall with Yany suitable tooly and Worked 'into' any de'-v sired design or configuration with proper tools Vor with the fingers.

' This composition is indicated at 2 and in cross section may assume -a configuration similar to that shown in Fig. 2, having alternate irregular valleys 3 and ribs 4f.

Before this composition has hardened, a

roller `or the like is passed over the surface, L I flattening the tops of the'ribs Las indicated at 5 in Fig. 3 and rolling them outso that the edges project ,over the Valleys 3 as indicated at6 in said figure, lgiving an undercut l' .appearance to the surface which cannot be Yto Obtained in any other manner.

When the surface has hardened a section taken substantially on sufficient-y ly, it'mayy be painted in `any desired manner. If desired, the back' wall may be first' baked or burned in a kiln before the paint is applied, or the paint may be applied and Vtheback wall afterwards burned, depending upon the nature of the paint used.` y

Very artistic resultspmaybe obtained by painting the entire vsurface with one, color and after the same has dried, a coat of a' different color, preferably darker, is applied to the entire surface, and while Wet the flat surfaces 5 are wiped' off, leaving the lighter color thereon, While the valleys remain darker or vice versa as desired.

While only onedesign of'ornamentation is illustratechit will be understood that by the use of different finishing instruments or tools a great number of artistic finishes may be easily formedlupon the surface.

Althoughv this Vfinish is described and illustrated as applied to the back walls for*A radiant heaters, it will beunderstood that.r the same is applicable to the radiants them-- selves, and is adaptable for ornamenting l l e.

any surface wherein itis desired to obtain a finish ofthe general character' `described inY which an undercut appearance Vis desirable.

I claim: I 1. The ornamenting process which conf sists in applying a Yplastic coating to a sur-` face to be Ornamented, forming ribs .and

valleys in said coating and rolling down the 'y high points of said ribs so that the edges thereof project over the valleys to produce an undercut effect.

.2. The ornamenting process whi'cliconsists 1n applying a plastic coating to asurface to be ornamented, forming ribs and valleys in said coating, rolling down the high points kof said ribs so that the edges4 thereof project n over the valleys to produce an undercut effect, paintingthe coated surface and per-` mitting the paint to dry, paintingvrthe surface Vwith a. different color of paint, and.

wiping the second coat of paint from said flat surfaces while the paint is wet. l

In testimony that I claim fthe f above, I

have hereunto subscribed my namel kRAYMOND J. GREENE. 

